The Determinants of Split Results at the Congressional District Level
Abstract
Previous research on split-ticket voting has concentrated on the level or cause of split-ticket voting. There are many methodological problems with this approach. Thus, this paper studies the determinants of split results instead. The paper argues that split results are mainly a result of the conflict between competing forces -- incumbency and partisanship. An analysis of the elections of 1972, 1976. and 1980 for all 435 Congressional districts confirms this hypothesis. Consequently, they should continue to be an important factor in American politics suggesting that continued governmental policy stalemate between the legislative and executive branch is a possibility.
Description
Program year: 1985/1986Digitized from print original stored in HDR
Subject
split-ticket votingsplit results
incumbency
partisanship
Congressional districts
1972 election
1976 election
1980 election
governmental policy stalemate
Citation
Black, Dennis (1986). The Determinants of Split Results at the Congressional District Level. University Undergraduate Fellow. Available electronically from https : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /CAPSTONE -DodgeM _1998.